Month: February 2012

eLearning is offering additional introductory and new advanced Canvas workshops which will be taught by Tom Freeman, Jeff Toorongian and Jeannie DeClerck and are held in the Library’s instruction rooms (second floor, near the bridge).

Please find below the upcoming schedule and workshop descriptions. All workshops are taught by Tom Freeman, Jeff Toorongian and Jeannie DeClerck and are held in the library’s Instruction Rooms (second floor, near bridge). Additional workshops will be announced later.

To register or for further information, please contact eLearning staff at elearning@mtu.edu.

Upcoming Workshops:

Canvas 101: Introduction to Canvas          Thursday, Feb. 23 at 10:00 a.m.
Canvas 101: Introduction to Canvas          Wednesday, Feb. 29 at 2:00 p.m.
Assignments & Grade Book in Canvas      Tuesday, Mar. 13 at 2:00 p.m.
Pages, Modules and Files in Canvas         Wednesday, Mar. 14 at 2:00 p.m.
Basic Quizzes in Canvas                            Wednesday, Mar. 21 at 10:00 a.m.
Canvas 101: Introduction to Canvas          Thursday, Mar. 22 at 10:00 a.m.
Assignments & Grade Book in Canvas      Wednesday, Mar. 28 at 10:00 a.m.
Pages, Modules and Files in Canvas          Thursday, Mar. 29 at 10:00 a.m.
Canvas 101: Introduction to Canvas          Wednesday, Apr. 4 at 2:00 p.m.
Basic Quizzes in Canvas                             Tuesday, Apr. 3 at 2:00 p.m.

eLearning Offers Canvas 101: Introduction to the Canvas LMS

Canvas has been selected as the university’s learning management system (LMS). eLearning is offering introductory training workshops to provide instructors, and others who support instruction, with the essential information necessary to begin building their Canvas courses.

The one-hour sessions will run from 5 minutes after the hour until 5 minutes before the next hour. After attending this session, participants will be able to:

• Log into Canvas
• Set Profile and Notifications
• Navigate Canvas Interface
• Upload a File
• Create a Basic Page, Module and Assignment
• Post Syllabus
• Set Home Page Layout

eLearning instructors Tom Freeman, Jeff Toorongian and Jeannie DeClerck will lead the training sessions in the Van Pelt and Opie Library instructional classrooms #242 and #244, behind the second floor elevator near the Skyway to Rekhi Hall.

Upcoming Canvas 101 session dates, times, and locations:

• Canvas 101 – Thursday, Feb. 23 at 10am, Library Instruction Room 242
• Canvas 101 – Wednesday, Feb. 29 at 2pm, Library Instruction Room 244

Additional training sessions will be announced later. Contact eLearning at elearning@mtu.edu to register for one of these workshops.

Important Information about Mid-Term Grade Submission via Canvas:

ATTENTION INSTRUCTORS:

If you plan to submit mid-term grades for your students in Canvas there are some important instructions you will need to follow.  This information is available in your Canvas Support Resources course, available from the course drop-down menu.

You will find the information under the “Changing Grade Scheme to Submit Mid-Term Grades from Canvas” heading in the Canvas Support module.

If you do not see the Canvas Support Resources course in your course listing please contact eLearning.

eLearning
email: elearning@mtu.edu
phone: 487-3000

Thursday, February 9, 10:00am to 12 noon. Library Instruction Room 244

Instructors and course designers are invited to attend an informal Canvas course building and design session being hosted by eLearning. This session will be in Van Pelt and Opie Library Room 244 (in the hallway behind the 2nd floor elevator) on Thursday, February 9 from 10:00am-12:00 noon.  Computers will be available for use.

Feel free to drop-in and come and go as you please. No registration necessary. You can work on building and designing your Canvas course(s) along with your peers, share your ideas and experiences, and meet eLearning staff members in a relaxed and open environment. No formal presentation or instruction will be conducted, but the eLearning staff will be on hand to answer questions and share ideas along with you.

Contact eLearning with any questions:

elearning@mtu.edu

487-3000